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Study finds varying quality of advice for European investors

Campaigners raise concerns about ‘shocking’ costs and lack of competition

HSBC and Standard Chartered to continue run of strong UK bank profits

HSBC, Europe’s biggest bank by assets, will this week report profits of $5.5bn

Last Time Buyers’ housing wealth to pass £1trillion this year

New report from Legal & General reveals

Norway's $1 Trillion Wealth Fund Posts First Loss in Two Years

The fund, which owns on average 1.4 percent of the world’s listed stocks, closely follows indexes and has scant room to hide during global selloffs.

Who is Sanjeev Gupta? India-born businessman set to buy second bank in UK

With this deal, the 46-year-old founder of industrial group Liberty House looks to expand the financial services assets in his global business empire, Reuters reported.

Malta had concerns about bank with Azeri clients, kept it open

But one of her key findings has held up: The bank, called Pilatus Bank, did depend for much of its business on the Azeri elite.

Impact of technological advances highlighted at record breaking London conferences

Concern was also voiced in the sessions that ultra-high-net-worth families were overwhelmed by the march of regulation and the increasing need for transparency at the expense of privacy.

UK slowdown casts doubt on City’s biggest bulls

Below-consensus UK GDP growth of 0.1% has caught the City off guard and thrown bullish predictions from the likes of Neil Woodford and Richard Buxton into question.

Expert industry panel to spark debate at Guernsey Funds Forum

During the final session of the day, Jon Moulton and Dame Helena Morrissey will go on the record in a ‘fireside chat’ format.

Are junior bankers really less miserable now? Apparently so

By 2017, scores ticked down to 75% and they decreased slightly again this year, coming in at 72% of respondents saying they’re satisfied compared to 24% who say they are not in 2018.

Blockchain: considering the risks to consumers and competition

Speech by Mary Starks, Director of Competition, FCA, at Authority for Consumers & Markets Conference Panel, Netherlands.

Global philanthropy tips $1.5 trillion, report finds

Despite this, 58 percent of the foundations identified do not collaborate with other foundations.

Avoid falling foul of the pensions lifetime allowance

The reduction has led to more people breaching the limit and incurring a tax penalty.

Coutts London Prime Property Index | Q1 2018

In our latest edition of the Coutts London Prime Property Index, we look at how prime London markets are performing so far this year and discuss what’s next for the capital’s residential property market.

EU carbon emission reforms slow global warming - Schroders

This is the first temperature drop identified by the Climate Progress Dashboard since its launch last year.

Active manager outperformance improves in 2017 - Lyxor study

44% outperformed up from 28%

Advisers favour Vanguard Lifestrategy despite duration concerns

Advisers continue to favour Vanguard Lifestrategy for multi-asset exposure, despite concerns the range’s high duration leaves investors exposed to rising interest rates.

Deutsche Bank may announce investment bank revamp on Thursday: report

Cuts to trading of U.S. municipal bonds and parts of its Asia business are also being considered.

Advisers must ask providers for the 'tech they want'

'Advice will be delivered in new exciting ways'

A Private Bank for Azerbaijan’s Ruling Elite

Their revelations were corroborated by public records obtained by reporters.

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